Interactive light installation for the Moscow City Day

This immersive space was used to present the new collection of Swarovski jewelry "Sea of sparkle".

EXODUS is a site-specific kinetic installation, located in the pond of the patio of Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val. ‘EXODUS’ is composed of dozens of elements covered with dichroic coating, which are reminiscent of classic magnetic compass needles. Direct sunlight reveals the complicated inner structure of the installation. In the evening, the system of architectural lighting allows to achieve the complex patterns of shadow play on the surface of the gallery building. Variations of movement, performed by elements at the top and bottom of the sculpture form a balanced composition - regardless of the spectator's viewpoint. The reflections from the object on the pond’s surface become another expressive feature. This minor architectural form is a reference to futuristic buildings and utopian projects of the Russian “cosmists” - where light and dynamics are the main structural components. 05 August - 15 November 2017 // State Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val

The body is a 36-inch chrome CRT TV. Instead of the tube on the front of the object - special glass, which becomes transparent when voltage is applied. In the “off” state hand’s outline is projected onto screen surface (a reference to the cave art and the myth of Plato’s cave). When visitor puts his hand on the outline, TV projection “screen” becomes transparent. Inside the case is a system of aluminum mirrors, lights and figurines of Buddha. Conceptually, it’s a rethought reference to the 1970 pioneer art work of Nam June Paik, in particular, his famous series “TV Buddha”. When hand is withdrawn, the “screen” becomes opaque.